61

PL—IS.

,. 21 •Jane, 27 years Auxiliary ketch 20j General j Broken bowsprit ; triflng damage Collision with wharf; trifling damage Fire ; damage, £100 I South mole, entrance Nelson Harbour N.N.W. Fresh breeze When entering the harbour two heavy seas struck her and caused her to run her bowsprit against the mole When approaching the wharf the tail end of the propeller-shaft broke, and the vessel was carried against the wharf Fire was discovered in the saloon; supposed to have been caused by rats gnawing matches Heavy seas caused her to bump against the wharf T. Green. „ 25 Hina, s.s., 51 years Cutter .. 39 3 Waitapu Wharf N. Light .. R. Goldie. „ ■ 26 . Manaroa, s.s., 15 years Schooner 78 Jl Wool .. Queen's Wharf, Wellington N.W. Moderate R. Hart, „ 27 May Howard, 27 years Auxiliary schooner 55 General Belting stove in; trifling damage Dismasted and s t r a n ded ; greatly damaged Fire; trifling damage Railway Wharf, Auckland W. Gale .. R. E. Thorp. „ ; i i27 Reliance, 9 years Schooner.: .7.6 Manukau Heads N.E. Storm .. Struck by heavy squall and dismasted, when she was carried by the current on to the Emma Bank and stranded R. Palmer. 4! Arahura, s.s., 8 years Schooner 771 Queen's Wharf, Wellington i N. Light .. Fire was discovered in one of the bunks in the forecabin. The sheets had been saturated with kerosene and the ventilators blocked. Evidently the work of an incendiary Fire occurred amongst the coal. Probably spontaneous combustion The " Goshawk " was coming in to berth just as the " Pupuke" was leaving, and the way being partially obstructed by the Harbour Board dredge, the vessels came into collision Fire occurred amongst flax in No. 5 hold. Cause unknown „ 30 52 G. Lamber. Feb. 9 1 Stella, s.s., 37 years Schooner Coal .. Fire ; no damage to ship Auckland Harbour ., Vessel laid up. 157 Calm .. „ 20 „ 25 Goshawk, s.s., . 4 years Pupuke, S.S., 4 years Barge .. Barge .. 122 68 i 4 8 120 General Ml .. Collision; trifling damage Collision; trifling damage ) Ferry Tee, Auckland Harbour N. Light i I W. Simmons. j T. Braidwood, L. B. Gillman. Matatua, s.s., 8 years Schooner 4,179 General Fire; much damage to cargo Stranded; no damage Timaru Harbour 61 ,, 26 Waverley, s.s., 30 years Schooner 931 11 General French Pass ■ N. Light .. Whilst proceeding through the French Pass against the tide the vessel was carried ashore, but got off undamaged on the rising tide The steering-gear jammed, and the vessel bumped into the wharf A. E. H. Purvis „ 28 Koonya, S.S.V 15 years Schooner 663 Coal .. Collision with wharf ; slight damage Stranded; trifling damage Railway Wharf, Wellington Light .. A. R. Pryde. 22 S. Mar. 1 Waikana, s.s., 4 years Schooner 66 150 I '' Maori Kaik, Otago Harbour S.E. Moderate When leaving the wharf at low water her stern struck the bank of the channel and bent the rudder The master was guilty of error of judgment in not slowing down and putting out to sea when the fog obscured all observationpoints, and he was ordered to pay costs of inquiry The " Kowhai " had to slow down to let the s.s. "Flora" pass, and having lost way and being in light trim, was carried on to the mole at entrance to the harbour Her back-stays carried away and causrd the j foremast to fall N. Macdonald. 7 Red Pine, s.s., 1 year Schooner 181 15 Timber and coal Stranded ; total loss Cape Stephens, D'TJrville Island W. Moderate E. A. J. Eden. f> 12 Kowhai, s.s., 3 years Schooner 404 ■21 General Stranded; slight damage Taiaroa Heads, Otago Harbour N.E. Moderate gale W. W. Hender. Clio, 42 years Ketch .. - Dismasted; damage, £30 7 miles north of Rangitoto Reef N.N.W. Moderate W. Pelley. 28 81